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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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